Giro Stage 20 ***Spoiler***

Cumulonimbus
Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
edited May 2011 in Pro race
It's the big one - flat 200km then the climb of the Finestre followed by the climb to Sestriere

Russ Downing started with the others today and is hoping to be able to make it to the finish. The length of the stage means the time limit will be quite generous today and since he should be able to make it to the bottom of the Sestriere with the main group then hopefully he will be starting tomorrow too.

Current situation - a group of 13 have roughly 10 minutes advantage at about 80km. The 13 are

Betancourt, Vicioso, Minguez, Vorganov, Ulissi, Salerno Kiryienka, Lang, Jufre Pou, Mazzanti, Seeldrayers, Popovych e Veuchelen.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Girodit ... 1344.shtml

so no Garzelli who will be looking to keep his mountains jersey.

Nibali has had a crash today but is back up and racing. Maybe will affect him later on though?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    One stage I wanted to watch in its entirety and I am out, very disappointed.

    Preview:
    http://www.steephill.tv/2011/giro-d-ita ... /stage-20/
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Go Russ Go!

    Looking forward to the battle between Nibali and Scarponi.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    As i've said before, Russ Downing has always been a favourite of mine but he's now gone even further up in my estimation.

    Bring on the Finestre..though I doubt much will happen till the final climb unfortunately. Contador for the stage win.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Abdoujaparov
    Abdoujaparov Posts: 642
    Got to love the finestre - unless you're racing up it. What a climb.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    As Eurosport prefers boxing today: http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/ ... b2821.html

    Credit to the poster on the Horses and Tennis thread for posting the link first :D
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Great result from Bayern Runfahrt...
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    on Finestre now... bunch blowing up.... RuGano (a la King Kelly) attacks
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    1000s and 1000s waiting at the top of the climb :-)
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Garzelli dropped.... 11 riders up the road still at 4mins 20 ... Popo driving on front of break :D
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    RuGGGano attacks again hehe
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Kiryenka attacks .. what a fantastic looking climb :-)
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Fantastic fluid pedaling style by Kiriyenka... looks like he may be on a compact ---
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    This col is a classic and yet it's only been in the race a couple of times.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    The climb looks AMAZING! I want a go!
  • avoidingmyphd
    avoidingmyphd Posts: 1,154
    this climb looks brilliant. nice to see Szmyd back doing what he does best.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Sylvester must have recovered from his earlier bout of the szmyds.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Rujano doing a job on messing up folks tempo climbing.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    afx237vi wrote:
    Sylvester must have recovered from his earlier bout of the szmyds.
    he tawd he saw a puddy cat :lol::lol:
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    on the gravel now...
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Great Giro for Kruijswijk. Never even heard of him before, but he's been getting better and better as the Giro has gone on.
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    8km to summit
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Liquigas are perennial party poopers. Nibali going to attack on the descent? Zzzzzz. It didn't work the previous 28 times, why is it going to work now?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    So far, this is all a bit "safe" compared to 2005.
    Contador hanging around the back................which makes me think he may soon be off the front.
    Yep, the young Dutchman has gone one better than last year. He could wrench the YRJ from Kreuziger.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    So far, this is all a bit "safe" compared to 2005.
    Contador hanging around the back................which makes me think he may soon be off the front.
    Yep, the young Dutchman has gone one better than last year. He could wrench the YRJ from Kreuziger.

    To be fair, in 2005 there Savoldelli only had 90s worth of lead, Simoni and Rujano were both off the front with a real chance to win the Giro with Di Luca along for some pocket money.

    Savoldelli pulled out that amazing descent to save it. Not wanting to bunch everyone's panties again, this race lacks any sort of suspense. Bert doesn't have to ride, nobody will attack him either.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    My girlfriend's analysis: "liquigas and lampre - always prominent but never winning. Clearly they're rubbish" so there.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    My girlfriend's analysis

    "is this still on? It's so boring"
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Benjamin Hall
    Benjamin Hall Posts: 608
    The helicopter shots are mental! I want to ride that road!

    Contador is waiting, he is going to brutally attack with 1k to go...

    Russel downing, fell down a ravine and landed in tree foliage...is he a cartoon?
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  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    afx237vi wrote:
    Liquigas are perennial party poopers. Nibali going to attack on the descent? Zzzzzz. It didn't work the previous 28 times, why is it going to work now?

    Won't work against Contador, but it might against Scarponi.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    P_Tucker wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Liquigas are perennial party poopers. Nibali going to attack on the descent? Zzzzzz. It didn't work the previous 28 times, why is it going to work now?

    Won't work against Contador, but it might against Scarponi.

    Well, that was their plan. Maybe they should have asked Vinny first... he's cooked.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Russell Downing is a robot sent from the future to ensure that the leader of the human resistance was never born.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent

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